Clefts of the lip and/or palate (CLP) are oral-facial defects thataffect the health, quality of life, and socioeconomic well-beingof both the affected individuals and their families.1-3 Clefts areassociated with cosmetic deformities and dental abnormalities;difficulties with speaking, chewing, and swallowing; and psychologicalproblems.4-6 Treatment of CLP patients spans frombirth to adulthood and often requires a multidisciplinary team ofnurses, plastic surgeons, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, otolaryngologists,speech therapists, psychologists, orthodontists,and prosthodontists.7-10
đang được dịch, vui lòng đợi..